在这看似祥和的岛屿上，一位孤儿和学校里神秘的新老师越走越近，恐将遭到这座岛的黑暗秘密吞噬。

Vienna,1920.TheAustro-HungarianEmpirehascollapsed.PeterPergreturnshomefromtheGreatWar,aftersevenyearsasaRussianPOW.Viennaisexperiencingthemultiplicityofpolitical,socialandartisticfreedom,butalsotheriseofanti-democraticmovements,insecurityandunemployment.Peter,aformerpoliceinspector,feelslikeastrangerinthenewAustrianRepublic.Whilewantingtoleavetown,Peterisconfrontedwiththemurderofoneofhisformercomrades.Hedecidestostayandinsteadbringthekillertojustice.HisallyisDr.TheresaKörner,adeterminedandcool-headedforensicdoctor.Thetwoarelinkednotonlybythiscase,butalsobyadeeper,sharedhistory.Astheirinvestigationprogresses,theyrealisethattheyarenotjustupagainstasystematickiller,whotortureshisvictims,butalsofacedisapprovalandintriguefromwithinthepoliceforce.Thoughdeterminedtosolvethecrime,Peter,harbouringhisownsecrets,increasinglybecomestormentedbyexistentialquestions:Whatistruth?Whatisheroisminthetimeofwar?Andallthewhilehefailstoseethemountingdangerbeforehim.